Archives - 05 December 2017, Tuesday

Three years ago, Starbucks opened the world’s first Reserve Roastery in Seattle. Now, the epitome of Starbucks coffee and retail innovation is open in China, the company’s fastest growing market. The Shanghai Roastery is an unprecedented feast for the senses across 30,000 square feet ...

“The affinity we have built with our partners (employees) and customers over the past 18 years in China is special and we knew we must bring the Reserve Roastery, our boldest, most premium store ever, to Shanghai, China’s bustling metropolitan hub and one of the world’s most dynamic r...

The company also previously announced that it will move its Pearl District roastery to a larger space in the Northwest Industrial Portland district, while the espresso bar currently adjoining the roastery will be transplanted nearby to NW 13th and Lovejoy next month, where it will fea...

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Drinks preparation at the Lineage flagship will center on a Synesso MVP espresso machine paired with three Mahlkonig Peak grinders, while an EK43 is poised to grind for manual methods and Fetco batch brew. In its 2,000-square-foot roastery, Lineage has to this point focused mainly on ...

FUN FACT: Designed by Starbucks, and powered by Alibaba, the Shanghai Roastery will become the first Starbucks location, and the first-of-its kind in China, to seamlessly integrate a real-time, in-store and online customer experience. Roastery customers are invited to immerse themselv...

Have you ever wondered how many things you could do while driving? Sure, you could just be an attentive steward of a two-ton killing machine, orrrrrr, you could futz with this dongle over here, maybe take a bite of this tasty snack here, and maybe check that text message that just cam...

comes with its own set of unique challenges, both logistical and emotional in nature. On top of the difficult customers and irregular wages cisgender baristas face, transgender baristas also cope with frequent microaggression or outright aggression from customers, not to mention the h...

Its that special time of the year, and here's CoffeeGeek's suggestions for coffee and espresso related gifts for under $100 - our most popular HGL list! Also, this year we're supporting Food 4 Farmers and are counting on your help by making a donation! You're the Coffee Geek in your s...

When I first received the Gabi Drip Master coffee brewer (aka the Master A), I had no idea how to make coffee with it. I’ve used many other pour-over coffee brewers, but this one was unique. Whereas other pour-over coffee brewers task you with controlling the water flow over the beans...

The Shanghai Roastery will become the first Starbucks location, and the first-of-its kind in China, to seamlessly integrate a real-time, in-store and online customer experience. Roastery customers are invited to immerse themselves in the first Starbucks augmented reality (AR) experien...

The biggest, most beautiful Starbucks welcomes the world as it officially opens. Our photographers chronicle the crowds, lights and excitement of the Shanghai Roastery opening. A light show illuminates the Shanghai Roastery opening celebration. (Joshua Trujillo / Starbucks Newsroom) S...

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When it comes to coffee, they serve Brooklyn's Parlor Coffee , a welcome treat on the NJ side of the Hudson. As for my order, I chose an espresso of their Wallabout and a filtered brew of the Prospect blend. The espresso, pulled short/medium with brown crema, tasted of chocolate, blac...

Freestyle artist Luke Ramsey first realized he could make a career out of his talent for drawing during a 2002 trip to Taiwan where he began connecting with different artists. Since then he’s used different mediums to explore his talent – illustration, video, performance pieces. But i...

The houses on our street were built all at once after the war. My parents were children in them when they were new, but by the time I grew up the houses were already broken and weedy, and the siding engineered by the war scientists had been warped by the sun. It was the first week of ...

Aside from the nine islands that make up the archipelago, there are a few small towns with burgeoning dining scenes and some boutique hotels, hot springs, endless adventure activities (think horses, diving, kayaking) and of course one small island, São Jorge—with a marvelous coffee pl...

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“We feel like there’s lots of really great drippers out there,” says Day, “and we’ve had great success in our coffees with the Bonmac drippers, which have been on bar for more than a decade. And we like some things about the V60 and Kalita as well. But we had this feeling that if we r...

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For lovers of coffee and design, Department of Brewology is launching a new monthly roaster collaboration to begin shipping in January 2017. The first 90 purchasers of the 6-month-long boxset experience will get a Colombia Granja La Esperanza: Honey Geisha with subsequent orders recei...

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I don’t ever put creamer in my coffee because I’m pretty much too cool for school. But were I not too cool for school, after watching this video from MIT scientists I’d add it one drop at a time. As reported by Vox , this mesmerizing dance between hot coffee and cold cream is made pos...